Compulsive: the theme of today.
“No-choice-but-to-do-it”
I walk by once, then twice;
odds are intolerable.
I try to step away.
Anxiety crashes over the calm.
Twice more I walk by;
but only to tame the beast,
only to make sure nothing’s wrong.
I fidget once, twice.
There; now it is even.
Control over these small things,
keeps me feeling strong. Even.
But, for how long?
Compulsive: how can I just stop?
This control I have
now puppets me around;
“Go back, once, twice,
as long as it is…”
Even; no choice but to do it.
~ Caitlin Schemmer
Edited by: Seid Suleyman & Christie Vu
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